{"id":18609,"date":"2017-03-03T02:53:48","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T17:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=18609"},"modified":"2021-08-25T06:03:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T21:03:18","slug":"mi-tocca-mi-secca-mi-preme-mi-rincresce-webcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/mi-tocca-mi-secca-mi-preme-mi-rincresce-webcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Mi tocca, mi secca, mi preme, mi rincresce &#8211; Audio"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Today we are going to learn four common Italian expressions: <em>mi tocca, mi secca, mi preme, mi rincresce<\/em>. Listen to the correct pronunciation.<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Tocca a me, a te&#8230;<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">VS<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Mi tocca, ti tocca&#8230;<\/h4>\n<p><em>Tocca a me<\/em> (or a te, a lui&#8230;) means &#8220;It&#8217;s my turn&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mi tocca<\/em>\u00a0(fare qualcosa) implies that I have to do something but I&#8217;m not that enthusiastic about it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stasera <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">tocca a me<\/span> lavare i piatti (it&#8217;s my turn).<\/li>\n<li>Stasera <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">mi tocca<\/span> lavare i piatti (and I&#8217;d rather do something else).<br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Hai perso la scommessa, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ti tocca<\/span> pagarmi una cena.<\/li>\n<li>Abbiamo fatto una proposta, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">tocca a voi<\/span> decidere.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-18609-1\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Nuova-registrazione-4.m4a?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Nuova-registrazione-4.m4a\">https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Nuova-registrazione-4.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Mi secca<\/h4>\n<p><em>Seccare<\/em>, to dry, is a verb we can use as\u00a0<em>infastidire<\/em>, to bother, with an idiomatic nuance. <em>Mi secca<\/em>\u00a0means it bothers me. A\u00a0<em>seccatore<\/em> or <em>seccatrice\u00a0<\/em>is an annoying person, a nuisance.\u00a0It&#8217;s rather informal spoken Italian.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sono senza macchina. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ti secca<\/span> portarmi a casa?<\/li>\n<li>Non vado mai da Starbucks. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mi secca<\/span> pagare tanto per un caff\u00e8 mediocre.<\/li>\n<li>Sbrigati, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">mi seccherebbe<\/span> arrivare in ritardo all&#8217;appuntamento.<\/li>\n<li>Non dare retta a Claudio, \u00e8 solo un <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">seccatore<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-18609-2\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Nuova-registrazione-5.m4a?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Nuova-registrazione-5.m4a\">https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Nuova-registrazione-5.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Mi preme<\/h4>\n<p>Premere (pron. <em>pr\u00e8mere<\/em>), means to push or press. As a set phrase, <em>mi preme<\/em> means that I care, I feel obliged to do something. The noun\u00a0<em>premura<\/em> could mean &#8220;care&#8221;, thoughtfulness\u00a0but also &#8220;urgency&#8221;.\u00a0<em>Premuroso<\/em> as an adjective means caring, considerate. They are all rather formal.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mi preme dire che quest&#8217;anno le tasse non aumenteranno.<\/li>\n<li>Ci preme sottolineare che le iscrizioni al corso di italiano chiudono oggi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Il dottore\u00a0ha avuto la premura di telefonarmi per farmi gli auguri.<\/li>\n<li>Sei fortunata ad avere un marito tanto premuroso.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-18609-3\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Nuova-registrazione-6.m4a?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Nuova-registrazione-6.m4a\">https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Nuova-registrazione-6.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Mi rincresce<\/h4>\n<p>It&#8217;s a very formal way to say that &#8220;I&#8217;m terribly sorry&#8221; or to ask &#8220;do you mind if&#8230;&#8221;?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mi rincresce che dobbiate tornare a casa cos\u00ec presto.<\/li>\n<li>Ci rincresce informarla che dovremo cancellare il suo contratto.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Mi scusi, le rincresce fare meno rumore?<\/li>\n<li>Vi rincresce se chiudo la finestra?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-18609-4\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Nuova-registrazione-7.m4a?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Nuova-registrazione-7.m4a\">https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Nuova-registrazione-7.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Book a free Skype class for more. Grazie e a presto.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Try an Italian Class on Skype<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-20586 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/skype-piccolo.png\" alt=\"skype\" width=\"63\" height=\"63\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Individual, live, with a native teacher, 30 minutes long<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">(55 min. if you are a free subscriber)<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0* If you already tried a free Skype class, this offer is not valid<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Italian painting: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Amos_Cassioli_-_Cherries.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amos Cassioli &#8211; Ciliegie<\/a> (1878)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we are going to learn four common Italian expressions: mi tocca, mi secca, mi preme, mi rincresce. Listen to the correct pronunciation. Tocca a me, a te&#8230; VS Mi tocca, ti tocca&#8230; Tocca a me (or a te, a lui&#8230;) means &#8220;It&#8217;s my turn&#8221;. Mi tocca\u00a0(fare qualcosa) implies that I have to do something &#8230; <a title=\"Mi tocca, mi secca, mi preme, mi rincresce &#8211; Audio\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/mi-tocca-mi-secca-mi-preme-mi-rincresce-webcast\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Mi tocca, mi secca, mi preme, mi rincresce &#8211; Audio\">Read more \u226b<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10020,"featured_media":25299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1240,1241,1239,1238],"class_list":["post-18609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lingua","tag-mi-preme","tag-mi-rincresce","tag-mi-secca","tag-mi-tocca","no-featured-image-padding","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10020"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}